Tuesday, December 20, 2011

Calgary Board of Education considers changes to limit public input at meetings

(From the Calgary Herald website)

The city’s public school board is considering sweeping changes to its meeting procedures that would abolish public input, eliminate individual trustee questions and maintain sole authority to broadcast proceedings.

The working group report prepared by a trio of trustees — chairwoman Pat Cochrane and representatives Pamela King and Joy Bowen-Eyre — says the aim is to make Calgary Board of Education meetings “more effective and efficient.”

None of the report’s authors responded to a Herald request on Monday for an interview.

Read more here.

(Weren't they asking for MORE public input not too long ago?? - N)

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